Southwest Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Norfolk airport

A Southwest Airlines plane headed from Providence, R.I., to Orlando, Fla., made an emergency landing at Norfolk International Airport Friday afternoon after a smoke indicator went off in a lavatory.

The plane, which had 145 passengers, landed at Gate 3 about 2:20 p.m. after an indicator went off in the plane, and a slight electrical burning smell was detected, said Charlie Braden, Norfolk International Airport’s director of market development.

No active smoke or flames were found on the plane, and a crew with the airport’s fire department determined that the plane had a faulty detector, Braden said.

No injuries have been reported, and the passengers on are waiting for the airplane to be repaired before they can continue to their destination.